Greg spoke on the new recreation center the student's voted to pay for:

McDonald Arena will be totally gutted and rebuilt

Will be redesigned as a state of the art recreation center

Seven student teams are currently working on its design

Students will begin paying for it with additional fees in 2008

Faculty, staff will be able to use it after paying a "nominal" fee (paid for by wellness fee?)

Considering a lap pool and large (20+ people) Jacuzzi north of the building.

Greg spoke to Hammons Student Center use:

HPER will move from McDonald Arena to HSC

City Convention and Visitors Bureau have committed to using it for 4-6 events per year

Volleyball

Student use

4. Announcements

None

5. Approval of Dec 7, 2006 minutes

Approved with one minor (date) correction

6. Approval of Jan 4, 2007 minutes

Approved

7. New Business

Ben announced the University would be receiving more state appropriation funding and he was told most of it would go to salary adjustments. He would not give the dollar amount of the additional funds.

8. Officers Reports

None

9. Committee Reports

Kelly Barnts – The Health Care Questionnaire Committee has narrowed the field down to two companies that will help MSU with health care needs. (This is the group that will save you $15 off of your health care costs.) They hope to make a choice soon.

Dale Moore – The Work Life Committee will be sending out survey in February to all faculty and staff regarding work/life issues and options. They hope to present their findings to the President in May.

Casey Comoroski – The Diversity Committee will be doing a survey of faculty and staff to find their "opinions and feelings" on campus diversity. You can read a report they presented to the President at www.missouristate.edu/diversity.

10. Meeting Adjourned

The next regular meeting will begin at 1:30 pm on March 1, 2007, in Plaster Student Union, Room 313.